SPRINGFIELD — Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) is using AI to transform chance discoveries of early lung cancer into second chances for patients.Thanks to Eon Health’s AI-driven platform that scrutinizes radiologists’ notes to flag abnormalities unrelated to a lung cancer scan’s original purpose – aka “incidental” findings – patients are diagnosed with lung cancer before they even experience symptoms.Early detection is key to overcoming any disease but is especially crucial in lung cancer since the disease is usually advanced when it is discovered. According to the American Cancer Society, the five-year overall survival rate for lung cancer is 27%, but when diagnosed early, that survival rate jumps to 67%.“What makes this technology so powerful is simple: Patients are being diagnosed

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